Also from October 3
Births
- Starr Elaine Laska was born at 11:45 p.m., Monday, Sept. 15, 2008 to parents Timothy and Candice at Payson Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 inches long.
- Kodi Orion Ivey was born at 10:02 p.m., Monday, Sept. 22, 2008 to parents John and Tonna Ivey at Payson Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19-1/4 inches long.
- Jessa Marie Tenney was born at 3:16 p.m., Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 to parents Jared and Kadi Tenney at Payson Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20-1/2 inches long. She joins Ali, Cole and Braden at home.
- Anna Mercedes Madrid was born at 7:57 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008 to parents Sergio and Lidia Madrid at Payson Regional Medical Center. She weighed 5 pounds, 9 ounces and was 18-1/2 inches long.
- Dustin Wyatt Shepherd was born at 6:06 p.m., Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 to parents Wyatt and Angela Shepherd at Payson Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and was 19-1/4 inches long.
Events
Obituaries
Photos
Lead stories
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Main Street snags awards- September 30, 2008
- The First Friday Art and Antiques Walk on Main Street in Payson is the best special event in the state.
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Crackdown needed on killer weed- October 3, 2008
- The Payson Town Council heard an impassioned plea from the U.S. Forest Service urging the town to crack down on careless property owners who are letting a noxious, horse-killing, land-wrecking weed get rooted.
All stories
- Consider your viewpoints when you vote
- October 3, 2008
- I’ve always wanted to vote for a candidate whom I thought: would take care of what we already have and would not fix anything that didn’t need fixing.
- Y should not be given town land
- October 3, 2008
- I am not particularly for or against the YMCA in Payson. However, I am against giving the Y over five acres of our precious park land for next to nothing in return. I don’t understand why it is okay for them but not for other non profits in our town.
- Payson school district budget override needed
- October 3, 2008
- We are being asked by the Payson Unified School District for approval to continue the 10 percent budget override to fund needed programs within the District. I fully support this effort. This override would continue funding for programs currently serving District students. These programs include maintaining small class size and student/teacher ratios, music programs for K-8, certified librarians for K-12, physical education teachers for K-6, school nurses, elective and fine arts classes, and computer lab aides for K-6.
- Sherwood extension affects quality of life
- 02:35 p.m., October 3, 2008 Updated 02:33 p.m.
- The amendment to the town general plan by Montezuma Castle Land Exchange presents an opportunity to address a serious problem in the making for the neighborhoods of Woodhill, Alpine Village and Manzanita Hills. The plat maps show, and the current town traffic plan has confirmed, that Sherwood Drive is planned as a through street to the new Airport Road alignment.
- Area schools meet federal standards with one exception
- October 3, 2008
- All Rim Country’s schools met federal standards set by No Child Left Behind except for Star Valley’s New Visions Academy, according to data released Wednesday by the Arizona Department of Education.
- Residents’ concerns about airport exchange street changes go unanswered
- October 3, 2008
- Property owners expecting to express their concerns about proposed changes in neighborhood streets feeding into the airport exchange land, instead had their questions redirected to the planning commission Thursday night.
- Thanks to those who helped with festival
- October 3, 2008
- A special thank you to all who helped with the 38th annual Arizona State Championship Fiddlers Festival.
- Closed campus gets tabled again
- October 3, 2008
- A far-reaching debate that hinged on the economics of containing potential mischief-makers prompted the Payson Unified School District on Monday to table a measure that could keep freshmen on campus during lunch.
- The ACC hearing and PSWID Board
- October 3, 2008
- If you attended the recent ACC hearing in Phoenix, you may have been led to believe three things: the PSWID Board has accomplished little or nothing since the recall election, the purchase of the water companies was not being addressed, and that community financing was not a viable option. Nothing could be further from the truth.
- Crackdown needed on killer weed
- October 3, 2008
- The Payson Town Council heard an impassioned plea from the U.S. Forest Service urging the town to crack down on careless property owners who are letting a noxious, horse-killing, land-wrecking weed get rooted.
- A vote for McCain and Palin
- October 3, 2008
- Much is made of John McCain’s age. Has anyone brought up the fact that Barack Obama smokes and both of his parents died at an early age. Also, Joe Biden has had two brain aneurysms which could have killed him.
- Don’t fret, tax notices are coming
- October 3, 2008
- Despite rumors of political conspiracy, county supervisors said Tuesday that technological difficulties have delayed the delivery of Gila County’s property tax notices. Five counties, including Gila, are affected because they all operate under the same system.
- Vote yes on Proposition 100
- October 3, 2008
- Please vote yes on Proposition 100 — The Protect Our Homes Initiative because double taxation is wrong.
- Task force, Payson police arrest six on outstanding warrants
- October 3, 2008
- The Gila County Narcotics Task Force along with the Payson Police Department arrested six people recently on outstanding warrants throughout Rim Country in a warrant roundup.
- Your vote is a sword, the sword of choice
- October 3, 2008
- As I listened to the pledge of allegiance I wondered why we have a politician running for the highest office in this country that will not recite our pledge of allegiance nor will this person show reverence for our flag and turns there backside to our flag and slouches.
- Parks board has no official position on YMCA
- October 3, 2008
- The voters of Payson recently received, by mail, the publicity pamphlet regarding the fate of the YMCA.
- Around Rim Country/Community Almanac
- Oktoberfest activities slated for First Friday
- October 3, 2008
- There will be a Wild West Oktoberfest at Bootleg Alley for October’s First Friday Art and Antiques Walk on Main Street.
- Enforce seat belt laws
- October 3, 2008
- Every morning when I am being taken to school at (Rim Country Middle School) I cannot help but notice that more than half of the high school students I see driving around the corner of McLane and Longhorn Road are not wearing their seat belts.
- Residents decry Airport Road plan
- October 3, 2008
- The “appealing” plan to extend Sherwood Drive and Wagon Trail to serve recently swapped land near the Airport would “destroy” existing neighborhoods, residents insisted Wednesday at a contentious meeting of Payson’s Surface Transportation Advisory Committee (STAC).
- Thieves make off with three bicycles
- October 3, 2008
- Thieves smashed the front door of a Payson outdoor store and made off with three BMX bicycles Thursday night.
- You learn more sitting down receiving than standing up and broadcasting
- October 3, 2008
- One of the most great-hearted people I have ever known is a teacher named Jack Sell. Jack was teaching chemistry at Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, Texas, when I arrived there, fresh out of college, to take the other chemistry position.
- Alternative energy, jail gets candidates’ attention
- October 3, 2008
- In these economically charged times, Gila County Supervisor candidates at a recent forum related every issue from Payson’s jail facilities to a possible biomass facility back to money.
- Council embraces ‘western’ to ‘Cool Mountain Town’ slogan
- October 3, 2008
- Out with the old. In with the cool.
- Safety Awareness Day is Saturday
- October 3, 2008
- If a fire breaks out in your carport, or your child is missing, knowing who to call and what to do can make all the difference.
- Rim Country Challenge, disc golf to take place Saturday
- October 3, 2008
- A pair of stirring events, a half marathon and a disc golf tournament, will highlight the weekend’s sports and recreation scene.
- Fast start gives Lady Longhorns 3-game win
- Payson pounds out 25-15, 25-20, 25-22 East Region win over Cougars
- October 3, 2008
- Getting off to a quick start is one of the keys to winning regional championships and advantageous seeds in the postseason.
- PHS girls beat Round Valley Elks 5-0
- October 3, 2008
- A 5-0 win over Round Valley — the Lady Horns second victory against the Elks this season — has the PHS soccer express steaming toward the state playoffs.
- Inaugural team roping clinic called overwhelming success
- Extended clinic being planned for spring time
- October 3, 2008
- Charlene Hunt leaves little doubt the inaugural Team Roping and Breakaway Roping Clinic was an overwhelming success.
- East Region opponents next for Longhorns
- October 3, 2008
- As strange as it sounds, PHS football coach Josh Anderson is anxiously looking forward to an upcoming stretch in which the Horns (5-0) play five vicious East Region opponents, three of whom are state top-five ranked.
- Payson High senior gets trophy book award
- October 3, 2008
- After the completion of each year of big-game hunting in the state of Arizona, the Trophy Book Awards are presented by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
- Gymkhana series ends with buckle awards
- 10:37 a.m., October 3, 2008 Updated 10:35 a.m.
- The Mogollon Montoneras Gymkhana series wrapped up Sept. 20 with the tallying of points, the crowning of age division winners and awarding of buckles.
- Mud Springs: A quiet resolution for a once furious road debate
- Few residents show up to hear Payson traffic committee’s near-final list of traffic-slowing ideas for extended road
- October 3, 2008
- Ah, what a difference six months makes — not to mention a budget crisis and enough meetings to tranquilize a tiger.
- Fun fund-raisers planned to reach $3.6 million goal
- October 3, 2008
- What an exciting time for Payson Humane Society. We’ve made the announcement that we will be building our new facility on the property we bought in 2005. It’s located directly behind and adjacent to our current facility.
- Three steps for successful investing
- October 3, 2008
- You’ve probably seen plenty of magazine pictures of affluent-looking people who have “made it big’’ in investing.
- Ice cream shop scoops up flavorful delights
- October 3, 2008
- Take an existing ice cream shop, add fresh paint, new ownership, sprinkle in some good ideas and you get Scoops Ice Cream in the Swiss Village Shops.
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